Souvenir Road Trip Box

This souvenir road trip box was created as part of a sponsored post for NACS. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Do you road trip with your family during the holiday season? Do you pack the kids into the car, load the luggage to the roof, and hit the road with Christmas songs playing and kids squabbling in the back seat? If a holiday road trip is one of your family’s traditions, make the kids a souvenir road trip box to collect some memorabilia along the way … and make the whole experience easier with convenience store stops!

To make a souvenir road trip box, you’ll need a small plastic box with compartments {you can find these at your local craft store or dollar store}. Depending on what you think the kids will collect, you may want some compartments to vary in size.

Using a cutting machine, personalize the top with vinyl. If you don’t have a cutting machine, you could also use letter stickers to customize the souvenir box and help the kids tell their boxes apart.

As the road trip progresses, let the kids collect memorabilia from each stop, placing the items into the individual compartments for safe keeping.

Some of the things my kids love to collect include bits of nature like leaves, pinecones, or rocks with interesting shapes, ticket stubs or receipts, pressed pennies, colorful bottlecaps, random coins, tourist pamphlets, magnets, and keychains.

And while you’re trekking along the freeway, collecting souvenirs, stop for gas and make a pit stop at the convenience stores to see what’s new!

While we all know that we can get our favorite road trip snacks at convenience stores, did you know that convenience stores have jumped on the merging flavors trend? Whether you want sweet and spicy, sweet and sour, or sweet and salty, you’ll find just the thing on the shelves of your local convenience store.

But there are healthy snacks too. Convenience stores offer healthy options like yogurt, fresh fruits and vegetables, and nuts and dried fruit, thanks in part to a program with Partnership for a Healthier America. You can also find alternative snacks like protein- and energy-rich items that’ll keep your mind and your body moving …

… and many convenience stores offer a foodservice counter where you can get fresh bakery items, sandwiches, and pizza.

Looking for drinks instead? Convenience stores sell approximately 50% of the country’s single-serve bottled water but you can also find functional beverages that quench thirst while packing protein, vitamins, or other nutrients. Nothing’s worse than traveling with a sick kiddo but c-stores can help out, even carrying Pedialyte Powder Packets to help prevent dehydration.

They’ve even jumped on the cold brew coffee trend {which gets a big thumbs up from me!} …

… and hit the gourmet market with gourmet snacks for those customers seeking a little indulgence. And who doesn’t need a little indulgence on hour three of that full-day road trip {wink}?

Convenience stores are so much more than just a gas station. Check them out on your next road trip and let me know some of your favorite road trip snacks!

About Randi Dukes

I’m Randi, a Dallas-based mom of five kids, ranging from third grade to college and including a set of twins. I love strong coffee, craft and DIY projects, my planner, and my big ol’ family. When I’m not creating something for my blog, I can be found in the car, running kids from one place to another. I’m the one knitting at the red light. Connect with me on google+ | twitter | facebook

Comments

That is such a super cute idea! Little kids always find little rocks and other items that somehow get tagged in their minds as part of the trip. I love being able to store them in an adorable little box like this!

I love this idea! My kiddo is always picking up all sorts of different things as we travel. He has a book shuffle of different kinds of rocks or whatever he could find where we were. This would be a fun way to display it and to tote it along.

I did not think about convenience stores carrying Pedialyte and other such items! It seems that every trip we go on one of our littles picks up a new bug! Great to know I don’t have to buy a giant-sized item and then throw it all away at the airport.

I love your idea! I never thought of doing something like this when we used to take the kids on trips. I also like how you personalized it. This has to keep it easy so the kids know whose is whose. Such a great post. Thank you for sharing.

This is awesome! We always choose something from a place- like pressed pennies, or collector’s spoons (a tradition my dad started 40 years ago). It’s so fun to have something and be able to recall the memory of finding it!

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